2. JUST COMPLETED
Install WP
Login to WP
Install a theme
NEXT: THESIS AND WIDGETS
Thesis configuration
Widgets
3. To add menu
THESIS
items in WP you
need to first create
a page, then
configure the
system to show
the page.
Switch back to the
Dashboard.
On the WP menu
select the Thesis
“Site Options”
4. Click on the plus
THESIS
to the right of
pages.
Check the box
next to “About.”
Save the changes
5. You now have two
CHECK YOUR WORK
menu items.
Part of a good site
is architecture and
SEO.
Thesis allows you
all the flexibility
you need to
properly apply
both a good
architecture that
works for your
prospects and your
friendly search
engine robot.
These items are
not part of the
workshop today.
6. Click on the
THESIS
dashboard tab.
Click on “Design
Options” in the
Thesis area
Click on the “plus”
next to “Body (and
content area)
7. NOTE:
THESIS
These changes
apply to all the
site ensuring
consistency.
Change the font of
the site. Use a font
with an star.
e.g.: Arial *
Change the site
background to
grey.
Type: EEEEEE
Change the link
color to Google
blue.
Type: 2200CC
Save your changes
8. The font is Arial,
CHECK YOUR WORK
the background is
grey.
Next let’s change
the number of
columns and the
width of the site,
remove the image
Text is Arial
Links are Google blue
Site background is grey
9. Back to the dashboard.
THESIS
Open the Columns in
the Thesis Design
section.
Change the columns
to 2
Change the width of the
content column (first
one) to 600
Save your changes
10. Click on the “Site
THESIS
Options” in the
Thesis section
Click to open the
Comments section
Add a checkmark
to “Disable
comments on all
pages”
Remove the
checkmark from
“If comments are
closed, display a
message”
Open the Sidebars
section
Remove the check
from “Show
default sidebar
widgets”
Save your changes
11. The design now
CHECK YOUR WORK
has only two
columns with a
new width
The comments are
turned off on
pages.
The default
widgets are also
off.
Next we are going
to add a search to
the site through
widgets.
New site width
Two columns
12. Widgets are
WIDGETS
powerful tools that
can enhance your
site with a variety
of functionality
Drag the search
onto the sidebar 1
area
Type a title for the
search
Click the save on
the search widget
13. Switch over to the
WIDGETS
site tab and check
your work
We’ll come back to
Widgets later